Yearly Archives: 2020

Osterthaler elevated to FirstNet board chair

The First Responders Network Authority board has a new chair: Robert Tipton "Tip" Osterthaler was nominated to the position today by Commerce Secretary Wilbur...

Qualcomm, China Broadcasting Network achieve 700 MHz band 5G data call

  Qualcomm Technologies and China Broadcasting Network (CBN) announced that the two companies successfully achieved what they claim is the world’s first large-bandwidth 2x30-megahertz 5G...

Australia sets allocation limit for upcoming 5G spectrum auction

  The government of Australia announced allocation limits for the country’s next 5G spectrum auction, which is scheduled to occur in March 2021. In a release,...

Michigan to develop a 40-mile autonomous vehicle corridor

The autonomous vehicle corridor will go from Detroit to Ann Arbor Last week, Michigan announced that it is working with Cavnue, a subsidiary of Sidewalk...

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority Implements AI-Enabled Building Management System

The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), which is the regulatory body for the government-owned tech industry zone Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), announced that it...

Backhaul, power issues hamper cellular network recovery in Iowa

A week after the devastating derecho that struck Iowa with hurricane-force winds, carriers have reported to the Federal Communications Commission that nearly 60 cellular...

The Sunday Brief: Three views on what matters most in telecom post-COVID-19

Mid-month greetings from “move in” weekend at Davidson College.  Attached is the “scene” at the College as they grapple with containing outbreaks while maintaining...

PALs: Bidding narrows as auction clears $4 billion

As the Priority Access License auction closes out another week of bidding, the focus of bidders has narrowed, with fewer than 100 licenses still...

Test and Measurement: Aviat tests 6 GHz unlicensed devices for microwave-link interference

Microwave network equipment company Aviat Networks this week announced results of field tests conducted with Ameren and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), focused...

Verizon updates on 2020 priorities; focused on 5G B2B service development

Verizon CFO: 5G "created for business and society" Adding more millimeter wave-based 5G markets, building out mobile edge compute facilities, and expanding 5G coverage using...

Smart lighting case study: 650 5th Avenue

Smart buildings specialist Igor had been selected by Cushman & Wakefield for the implementation of smart lighting infrastructure at the 650 5th Avenue building,...

Swisscom sees more ‘rational’ debate on 5G network deployment

  Swiss state-controlled telecoms group Swisscom believes that the debate regarding the installation of 5G infrastructure in some regions of the country is becoming more...

Rogers, Roambee to provide real-time asset monitoring

  Canadian company Rogers for Business and Roambee announced a strategic collaboration to provide Canadian businesses with real-time monitoring for shipments and assets. With COVID-19 continuing to have...

New LoRa-based network covers more than 306km of South Korean expressway

South Korean’s government-affiliated Korean Expressway Corporation (KEC) has deployed built a network based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol for more than 306 km of...

IoT connected devices will be more demanding than human customers (Reader Forum)

Enterprise IoT will play a key role in the 5G era, bringing with it multiple revenue and monetisation opportunities for operators. Research conducted by...

IoT connected devices will be more demanding than human customers (Reader Forum)

Enterprise IoT will play a key role in the 5G era, bringing with it multiple revenue and monetisation opportunities for operators. Research conducted by...

The bee’s knees – four ways IoT and AI are helping to save honey bees

World Honeybee Day is on the third Saturday in August every year, and this weekend (August 15) this year. North Carolina based analytics firm...

Open RAN 101–Role of CI/CD approach for RAN automation: Why, what, how, when? (Reader Forum)

History The DevOps movement inspired large, enterprise organizations with agile practices to allow developers to make quick changes, but it was very difficult to get...

Kagan: Is Cox getting ready to re-enter mobile wireless?

Rumor is Cox, the cable television company, may be getting ready to re-enter the wireless marketplace. Let’s take a look at whether they will,...

Verizon builds cm-level RTK into 5G network to prep for drone deliveries, driverless cars

Verizon is deploying real-time kinematic (RTK) satellite navigation on its 5G network in the US, to offer hyper-precise positioning with centimetre-level location accuracy for...

What public safety users are saying about mobile device use

As public safety users rely more and more often on mobile technology, what are the common issues they encounter with smartphones and tablets that...

CRE sector sees, IoT, 5G as key enablers of smart buildings

Commercial real estate firms are becoming more aware of how important emerging technologies such as IoT, 5G or artificial intelligence could be to enable...

3 Denmark spins off network infrastructure business

The new 3 Denmark company,HI3G, will take control the operator's 1,275 masts Following in the footsteps of some other European mobile operators like Vodafone and...

China Mobile ends H1, with 188,000 5G base stations, 70 million 5G subs

  China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, had a total of 188,000 active 5G base stations across the country as of...

Ericsson and Telekom Slovenije launch 5G in Slovenia

Initial 5G services are available in major cities across Slovenia, covering an estimated 25% of the population Telekom Slovenije has launched what it's calling the...
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